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1. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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1. In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful.
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1. Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear,
and they said: Lo! it is a marvellous Quran,
Yusuf Ali
1. Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an).
They say `We have really heard a wonderful Recital!
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2. Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe unto our
Lord no partner.
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2. It gives guidance to the Right and we have believed therein: We shall not join
(in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.
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3. And (we believe) that He, exalted be the glory of our Lord! hath taken neither
wife nor son,
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3. And exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son.
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4. And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.
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4. There were some foolish ones among us who used to utter extravagant lies
against Allah;
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5. And lo! we had supposed that humankind and jinn would not speak a lie concerning Allah
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5. But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that is untrue against Allah.
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6. And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of
individuals of the jinn so that they increased them in revolt (against Allah);
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6. True there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the
Jinns but they increased them in folly.
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7. And indeed they supposed, even as ye suppose, that Allah would not raise
anyone (from the dead)
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7. And they (came to) think as ye thought that Allah would not raise up
anyone (to Judgment).
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8. And (the Jinn who had listened to the Quran said): We had sought the heaven
but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.
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8. And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern
guards and flaming fires.
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9. And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listened
now findeth a flame in wait for him;
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9. We used indeed to sit there in (hidden) stations to (steal) a hearing; but
any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
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10. And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or
whether their Lord intendeth guidance for them.
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10. And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth or whether
their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.
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11. And among us there are righteous folk and among us there are far from that.
We are sects having different rules.
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11. There are among us some that are righteous and some the contrary: we follow
divergent paths.
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12. And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape
by flight.
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12. But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth nor
can we frustrate Him by flight.
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13. And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in
his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.
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13. And as for us since we have listened to the Guidance we have accepted it: and
any who believes in his Lord has no fear either of a short (account) or of any
injustice.
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14. And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are
among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have
taken the right path purposefully.
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14. Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah) and some that swerve
from justice. Now those who submit their wills they have sought out (the path)
of right conduct:
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15. And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.
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15. But those who swerve they are (but) fuel for Hell Fire
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16. If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink
of water in abundance
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16. (And Allah's Message is): If they (the pagans) had (only) remained on the
(right) Way We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance.
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17. That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of
his Lord; He will thrust him into ever growing torment.
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17. That We might try them by that (means) but if any turns away from the
remembrance of his Lord He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty.
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18. And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone
along with Allah.
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18. And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): so invoke not anyone
along with Allah;
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19. And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on
him, almost stifling.
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19. Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him they just make
round him a dense crowd.